2022-2023学年江西省宜春九中学初三下学期期中考试英语试题含解析

2022-2023学年江西省宜春九中学初三下学期期中考试英语试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、—Couldyoutellme?Imustfindhim.—Sorry,Ihavenoidea.Buthewasherejustnow.A．whereTomwas B．whereTomisC．wherecanIfindTom D．wherehasTomgone2、TheThreeGorgesDamproduces__________formillionsofpeopleinChina.A．treasure B．pollution C．electricity. D．technology3、ThethirdlineofZhengzhouSubwaybytheendofDecemberof2020.A．willcomplete B．wascompleted C．iscompleting D．willbecompleted4、--Where’syourfather?Wehaven’tseeneachother.---____________.A．HehasbeentoAmerica B．HehasgonetoEnglandC．HeisgoingtoEngland D．Hewouldvisitmygrandparents5、--HowoftendoesSusanplaygamesonline?--She_____gamesonlineonceaweek.A．plays B．isplaying C．willplay D．played6、—Thefirewasfinally____inJilinonJune3.Unfortunately,119peoplelosttheirlives.—Ihopetheaccidentlikethiswon’thappenagain.A．putdown B．putaway C．putout D．putup7、―Totellyouthetruth,weareplanningtohaveasecondbabyrecently.―Thinktwice,formostchildrenaretodealwith.A．tiredB．tiringC．interestedD．interesting8、—CanyoutellmetoLondon?—Sure.Nextmonth.A．whenyoutravelled B．whenyouwilltravelC．whenwillyoutravel D．whendidyoutravel9、—Whowasthestudent____wasabsentyesterday?—Marywas.A．that B．who C．whom D．which10、Heworksveryhardeveryday,________heisgoodatallsubjects.A．and B．if C．or D．butⅡ.完形填空11、WhenIwas13,myonlypurposewastobecomethestaronourfootballteam.ThatmeanttobeatoutMillerKing,whowasthebest1atourschool.FootballseasonstartedinSeptemberandallsummerlongIworkedout.Icarriedmyfootballeverywherefor2.JustbeforeSeptember,Millerwashitbyacarandlosthisrightarm.Iwenttoseehimafterhecamebackfrom3.Helookedvery4,buthedidn’tcry.Thatseason,I5allofMiller’srecordswhilehewatchedthehomegamesfromthebench.Wewent10-1andIwasnamedmostvaluableplayer,butIoftenhadcrazydreamsinwhichIwastoblame（因……受责备）forMiller’s6.Oneafternoon,Iwas7thefieldtogohomeandsawMillergotstuckwhenhewasgoingoverafence—whichwasn’thardtoclimbifyouhad8arms.I’msureIwasthe9personintheworldhewantedtoaccepthelpfrom.Buteventhatchallengeheaccepted.Ihelpedhimmoveslowlyoverthefence.Whenwewerefinally10ontheotherside,hesaidtome,“youknow,Ididn’ttellyouthisduringtheseason,butyoudid11.Thankyouforfillinginfor12.”Hiswords13mefrommybaddreams.Ithoughttomyself,howevenwithoutanarmhewasmoreofaleader.Damagedbutnotdefeated,hewas14aheadofme.Iwasrighttohaveadmiredhim.Fromthatdayon,Igrew15andalittlemorereal.1．A．student B．teach C．player D．coach2．A．fun B．practice C．pleasure D．show3．A．school B．hospital C．vacation D．training4．A．weak B．relaxed C．tired D．careless5．A．held B．set C．tried D．broke6．A．mistake B．accident C．decision D．failure7．A．walking B．running C．crossing D．turning8．A．left B．right C．no D．both9．A．first B．best C．last D．worst10．A．safe B．ready C．alone D．apart11．A．wrong B．quickly C．well D．nice12．A．me B．us C．yourself D．ourselves13．A．woke B．freed C．kept D．brought14．A．almost B．already C．just D．still15．A．bigger B．calmer C．stricter D．coolerⅢ.语法填空12、Noteveryonehasthechance1．(be)adetective(侦探).ButIgotonewhenIwas13yearsold.Ithappenedin1988.Oneafternoon,I2．(walk)downthestreetwhenIsawmyfather'snewcar.Iexpected3．(meet)myfather,buttomysurprise,Isawayoungwomandrivinginstead."Myfather'scar4．(steal)"Ithought.SoIquicklystoppedataxiandgotin.Isaidtothedriver,"Please5．(follow)thatnewcarinfront."AndItoldhimwhy.Thetaxidriverhadacarphone,andIaskedhimtocallthepolice.Soonweheardthesoundofapolicecaranditsloudspeaker.Thepolicetoldthewomantostophercar.Ourcarcametoastop,too.Igotoutrightnowand6．(say)tothewoman,"It'snotyourcar.It'smyfather's."Thewomansmiledandsaid,"Oh.You'reMr.Johnson'syoungerson,right?I7．see)yourphotoatyourfather'soffice."BeforeIcouldsayanotherword,thewomanexplainedthatshewasmyfather'snewassistant.Myfatheraskedhertotakehiscomputertotheshoptohaveitrepaired.Helenthiscar.After8．(hear)herwords,wecalledmyfatherandhetolduswhatshesaidwastrue.ThepoliceandthetaxidriverlaughedIfeltverysorry.Itwasboththefirstandlasttimeformetoworkasadetective.Don'tyouthinkmystoryfunny?Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Ifyouareplanningontravelling,thereareafewsimplerulesabouthowtomakelifeeasierbothbeforeandafteryourjourney.Firstofall,alwayscheckanddouble-checkdeparture(启程)time.Itisamazinghowfewpeoplereallydothiscarefully.OnceIarrivedattheairportafewminutesafterten,MysecretaryhadgottheticketformeandIthoughtshehadsaidthattheplaneleftat10:50.WhenIarrivedattheairport,theclerkatthedeparturedesktoldmethatmyflightwasclosed.Therefore,Ihadtowaitthreehoursforthenextoneandmissedanimportantmeeting.Thesecondruleistorememberthateveninthisageofcreditcards(信用卡),itisstillimportanttohaveatleastalittleofthelocalcurrency(货币)withyouwhenyouarriveinacountry.Thiscanbenecessaryifyouareflyingtoaplaceatmidnightandthebankattheairportwasclosed.TheonlywaytogettomyhotelwasbytaxiandbecauseIhadnodollars,Iofferedtopayinpoundsinstead.“Listen!Ionlytakerealmoney!”thedriversaidangrily.LuckilyIwasabletoborrowafewdollarsfromaclerkatthehotel,butitwasembarrassing.Thethirdandlastruleistofindoutasmuchasyoucanabouttheweatheratyourdestination(目的地)beforeyouleave.IfeelsorryforsomeofmyworkmateswhotravelinheavysuitandraincoatsinMay,whenitisstillfairlycoolinLondonorManchester,toplaceslikeAthens,RomeorMadrid,whereitisalreadybeginningtogetquitewarmduringtheday.1．Whereisthewritermostprobablyfrom?A．Italy.B．TheUSA．C．TheUK.D．Greece.2．Accordingtothepassage,thedriverwasangrybecausethewriter_______________.A．didnotgivehimthelocalmoneyB．gavehimfalsemoneyC．offeredtopaybycreditcardD．hadnoenoughchange3．Thewritermainlytellsus___________________.A．howtoplanourtripB．howtoenjoyourselvesontripC．howtomakelifeeasierD．howtobewellpreparedforatripB14、WhatisthenumberonefavouritepetintheUK?Ifyouthinktheansweris“dog”–youarewrong.Thereare8.6millioncatsand8.3milliondogsinBritainaccordingtorecentfigures.Butexpertspredict(预测)thattherewillbemoredogsthancatsnextyearasdogsbecomemoreandmorepopular.Dogsasaccessories(配饰)Weliketospendtimewithourpets.TheQueenisfamousforhercorgis(威尔士矮脚狗)andisoftenphotographedwiththem.Nowadayssomedogownersaremoreextreme（极端的）–afewTVcelebritieseventaketheirdogsshoppingortorestaurants.Chihuahuas(吉娃娃犬)areespeciallypopularas“handbagdogs”becausetheyaresosmall.DogholidaysPeoplearealsogivingtheirpetsholidays.ManyUKhotelsandholidayparksnowwelcomedogsasguests.Whataboutownerswhogoabroad?Theycanleavetheirpetsatadoghotelordogspawhiletheyareaway.Someevenprovidetheircanine(犬)guestswithaTV.DogsareforlifeTheBritishcharity,DogsTrust,findshomesforthousandsoflostandhomelessdogseveryyear.Theirfamousslogan（口号）“AdogisforlifeandnotjustforChristmas”wascreatedinthe193stoteachpeopleabouttheresponsibility（责任）ofowningadog.DogsTrusttoldBritishpeoplenottogivedogsasgiftsortreatthemliketoys.DogsonTVVictoriaSitwellisthehost（主持人）ofthepopularTVprogrammecalled“It’smeorthedog”.IntheshowVictoriahelpsdogownerswiththeirpets’badbehavior.ShetriestofindwaystoproblemssuchasaDalmatianwhothinksheownsthehouseandwon’tletthefamilysitonthesofa,dogsthatwillonlyeaticecreamandbiscuitsandevenabulldog（恶犬）whousestheowner’sbedasatoilet.Yuck!FashionfordogsYoucanshoponlineoronthehighstreetforthelatestindogclothesandaccessories（配件）.Specialistshopsselldogboots,dogdresscostumes,dogcoats,dogdressesanddogpants.1．Whatdoesthearticlemainlytalkabout?A．CatsasnumberonefavoritepetintheUK.B．AcultureofdogsasapetintheUK.C．SmalldogslikeChihuahuasbecomingmoreandmorepopular.D．Dogsequallytreatedashumanbeings.2．WhichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4?A．Dogownersshouldshowrespectfordogs’lives.B．DogownersshouldnotusedogsasChristmasgifts.C．Dogownersshouldcareforthedogsmorethananythingelse.D．Dogownersshoulddevotealltheirlivestotreatingtheirdogswell.3．Fromthepassagewecanknowthat_____.A．dogswillbecomethenumberonepetintheUSintheyearstocomeB．somedogsaretreatedashumanbeingsC．VictoriaSitwellhostaprogrammetohelpdogownerstotreatsickdogsD．fashionfordogscausestheeconomyoftheUKtodevelopquicklyC15、What’sgoingtohappeninthefuture?Willrobotscontrolourplanet?Willcomputersbecomesmarterthanus?Notlikely.Butherearesomethingsthatscientistssayaremostlikelytohappenin10to30yearsfromnow,accordingtotheBBC．DigitalmoneyWeusedtopaywithcash(现金)foreverythingwebought.Nowwhenweuseacreditcard(信用卡)toshoponline,moneyisspentwithoutusseeingit.Thatmeanswearealreadyusingdigitalmoney.Usingacardismucheasierthansearchingourpocketsforchange.Itisalsosaferthancarryingalotofcash.WhenATMcardswerefirstintroduced,theywerenotacceptedeverywhere.Butnowit’shardtolivewithoutthem.It’sreportedthatpeopleinSwedencompletelystoppedusingcashlastyear,andtheUSmightbenext.Bionic(仿生的)eyeIt’snolongersomethingonlyinasciencefictionmovie.Peoplewhoareblindmayhaveachancetogettheirsightback---bywearingbioniceyes.Ablindeyecannolongersenselight,butabioniceyecanuseacamerato“see”theenvironmentandsenddata(数据)tothemind.Nowthebioniceyeonlyallowspatientstoseelightsandunclearshapes.Ahighresolution(高清的)imagecouldbejustafewyearsaway.Self-drivingcarsUnlikeahumandriver,aself-drivingcarwon’tgetdistracted(分神)byaphonecall,theradioorsomethingoutsidethewindow.Sensors(探测器)andcamerasonthecarwouldallowittostickstrictlytotherulesoftheroadandkeepasafedistancefromothercars.Thiswouldgreatlyreducethenumberofroadaccidents.Youcouldeventakeanapwhilethecardrivesitself.Inthefuture,driver-lesscarswouldbewidelyaccepted.1．______hasstoppedusingcashcompletely.A．Sweden B．ATM C．BBC D．America2．Whatdoesthewritermainlytellusaboutdigitalmoney?A．Weusedigitalmoneytoshoponlinewithoutpayingmoney.B．Digitalmoneyismostlikelytobeusedinsteadofcash.C．Usingcashiseasierandsaferthanacreditcard.D．ATMcardsarcalwayspopular.3．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．Bioniceyesonlyappearinthesciencefictionfilm.B．Humandriverswon'tgetdistractedbysomethingoutside.C．Theblindwearingbioniceyesmayseeclearlyinthefuture.D．Therewillbenoroadaccidentatallifself-drivingcarsareused.4．Fromthereport,wecanlearnsomeinformationabout______.A．cultureandArt B．industryandfarmingC．scienceandtechnology D．trafficandjourney5．Whichofthefollowingcanbepredicted(预测)fromthepassage?A．Therewouldbeanumberofself-drivingcarsontheroadB．Theblindcouldusecamerastoseethingsaround.C．Wewouldliveahardlifewithdigitalmoney.D．Robotswouldcontroltheworld.D16、Agiftcardisacardthatisissued（发行）byastore．Thesecardsarebigmoneymakersforstores．Onereasonisthatwhengift-cardholdersgotothestore，theyoftenseeotherthingstobuy，andtheyspendmoremoneythanthegiftcardisworth．Unusedcardsareanotherreason．Storesmakemillionsofdollarsbecauselargenumbersofpeopleneverusetheircards．Theyeitherlosethem，forgetaboutthem，ordecidethatit'snotworththeeffort．Giftcardsarebecomingverypopularinmanycountriesaroundtheworld．IntheUS，theyareoneofthemostpopularkindsofgifts．Why？Peoplelovetheconvenience-giftcardsareeasytobuyandeasytouse，eitherinthestoreoronline．Therecipientcanchoosehisorherowngift，andthegiverdoesnothavetoworryaboutfindingjusttherightthing．Receivingagiftcard，however，isnotthesameasreceivingagift．Arealgiftisabetterreminderofthepersonwhogaveit．Themessageofarealgiftismorelikelytobe，"IspentsometimetryingtofindtherightgiftforyoubecauseIcareaboutyou．"Oftenagiftcarddoesnotsendthesamemessageasarealgift．Itmayseemtosay，"Iwasinahurry．Ididn'thavetimetothinkaboutwhatyouwouldreallylike．"Intoday'sworld，giftcardsarecertainlyconvenient．However，theycanmakeusforgettherealpurposeofgivinggifts，whichistobuildacloserconnectionbetweenthegift-giverandthegift-recipient．1．Howmanyreasonsaregiventoexplainwhygiftcardsarebigmoneymakersforstores？______A．One． B．Two． C．Three． D．Four．2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"recipient"meaninChinese？______A．商家 B．顾客 C．发行者 D．接受者3．Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout？______A．WhygiftcardsarepopularintheUS．B．Differentkindsofgiftcards．C．Wheretobuygiftcards．D．Howtousegiftcards．4．Whatmessagedoesagiftcardsendaccordingtothewriter？______A．Icareaboutyou．B．Iknowyoulikegiftcards．C．Icouldn'tfindtherightgiftforyou．D．Ididn'thavetimetobuyyouarealgift．5．Whichofthefollowingisthewriter'sopinion？______A．It'seasyforpeopletolosegiftcards．B．Giftcardsarebetterthanrealgifts．C．Giftcardshelppeoplesavemoney．D．Realgiftscanbringpeoplecloser．E17、阅读下面的图表，做三道小题。1．WhichbookwaswrittenbyaChinesewriter?A．TheKiteRunner.B．IBelongedtoYou.C．HouseofCards.2．IfyoubuyTheBookofEvenMoreAwesomeonAmazon,youcansave____________yuan.A．8.50B．12C．11.203．WhichcountrydoesthewriterofHouseofCardscomefrom?A．TheUSA．B．TheUK.C．ThePRC．F18、Englishhasbecomeaworldlanguage.Sowhichcountry,exceptEnglish-speakingcountries,speaksEnglishbest?AndwheredoesChinarank(排名)?TheNetherlands(荷兰)rankedfirst,followedbyDenmarkandSweden.TherankingsarebasedonEnglishreadingandlisteningtestresultsof950,000peoplefrom72countriesandareas.TheEnglishlevelinChinaisstilllow,ranking39th.InChina,peopleinShanghaiarethebestEnglishspeakers.TheyspeakbetterEnglishthanItaliansandFrench.HongKongandBeijingfollowShanghaiasChina’snextbestEnglish-speakingcities.ShanghaiandBeijingrankhighbecausetheyareinternationalcities.However,acrossChina,Englishlevelisdifferentfromeasttowest.Chinahas400millionEnglishlearners,reportedChinaDaily.However,theteachingofEnglishinsomeareasisnotverygood.AccordingtothePeople’sDailyOnline,thereareseventyprimaryschoolsinShetianqiaotowninHunan,butonlyoneEnglishteacher.ManystudentsstilllearnEnglishbyrotememorizaton(死记硬背).SebastianMagnusson,anofficerattheSwedishembassy(瑞典大使馆)inBeijing,gavesomeadvice.SwedishpeoplespeakEnglishwellandMagnussonhimselfisalsofluentinChinese.HesaidTVprograms,moviesandevencomputergamescouldbelearningtools.“Donotlimit(限制)ittotextbooks.Whatmattersmostistousewhatyou’velearned,”Magnussonsaid.Accordingtothispassage,whichcountrycanspeakEnglishbestnotincluding1．2．WhichcountryspeaksEnglishbest,exceptEnglish-speakingcountries?A．China.B．Sweden.C．Denmark.D．Netherlands.3．4．.Whatdoestheword“fluent”meanin